9 research outputs found
Receiver operating characteristics for CRP and malaria.
No full textReceiver operating characteristics for CRP and malaria.</p
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No full textBackgroundC reactive protein (CRP), a marker for the presence of inflammation, has been extensively studied for distinguishing bacterial from non-bacterial infection in febrile patients, but its role in excluding malaria in the febrile child has not been thoroughly evaluated.MethodThis was a cross-sectional study at the Douala Gyneco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital which included all patients between the ages of one month and 16 years presenting with fever. Consenting patients received complete clinical examinations, then venous blood samples were collected and tested for CRP values, bacterial infection and malaria.ResultsSamples of 220 children were analyzed. 142/220 had viral infections, 50/220 had malaria and 49/220 had bacterial infections. 7/220 had both malaria and bacterial infection. There was no significant difference between mean CRP values in malaria and bacterial infection (p = 1), but CRP means were significantly higher in malaria/bacterial infection than in viral infection (pConclusionCRP can effectively exclude malaria and bacterial infection in febrile children in low-resource settings without the need for additional tests.</div
Distribution of CRP levels according to final diagnosis.
No full textDistribution of CRP levels according to final diagnosis.</p
Positive and negative values for CRP and bacterial infection using optimal cut-off.
No full textPositive and negative values for CRP and bacterial infection using optimal cut-off.</p
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.
No full textDemographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.</p
Positive and negative values for CRP and malaria using optimal cut-off.
No full textPositive and negative values for CRP and malaria using optimal cut-off.</p
Receiver operating characteristics curve for CRP in bacterial infection.
No full textReceiver operating characteristics curve for CRP in bacterial infection.</p
Socio-technical gaps in online collaborative consumption (OCC): an example of the etsy community
No full textThis study attempts to investigate socio-technical gaps in online collaborative consumption (OCC) in order to improve its user experience, and interaction design requirements. A new combined methodological framework, "predictive ethnography", is proposed to evaluate OCC. Due to its features as a community where OCC takes place, Etsy is the focus of this study. The results from this study, suggest that the sociability issues have more significance in this community compared to the usability problems. The most significant socio-technical gaps concerned Trust creation features such as customers' reviews and rating systems, Relevant rules of behaviour, Clear displayed policies, and Social presence tools
